Casalini, an Italian manufacturer of mopeds, scooters, trikes and small cars produced the amusingly-named Casalini Sulky 3-wheeler, a very small vehicle powered initially by a 50cc Minarelli engine. It has all-steel bodywork of very...
In the 1970s, some inventors from the Californian Irvine had the idea to modify a VW Beetle into a camper. It was not enough to accommodate two beds, one table, a wall unit and...
Fokker E.V/D.VIII The Fokker E.V was Anthony Fokker’s follow-up to his successful D.VII, and was ordered into production following the Second Fighter Competition of June-July 1918. The airplane was a radical departure from what...
THE BUS is a 1974 Leyland Atlantean/Alexander coachwork (Reg. OLV 551M) converted to open top following an arson attack and used from 2000 to 2005 by Arriva Merseyside for Southport sightseeing tour service. Her...
Maschinenfabrik Esslingen: The Maschinenfabrik Esslingen AG (ME) was a company founded in 1846, who played an important past in the construction of locomotives, trams, railway and electric truck just as the EL 3001 Elektro...
VW Buses History The first VW Buses were assembled in a large building near São Paulo in 1953. Hardly any other vehicle in the world has been manufactured for so long. In Brazil, the...
Undoubtedly the most famous fighter of World War 1, the Fokker Dr.I was a revelation when it entered service on the western front in 1917. Manfred von Richthofen’s JG 1 was the first Jasta...
Yatai Yatai are typically wooden carts (are another expression of Japanese compactness), equipped with kitchen appliances and seating. Handles and seating fold into the cart while it is being transported. Yatai are descended from...
During a recent auction, a 1955 Volkswagen Microbus sold for $235,000, making it the most expensive model to be sold in modern times. By comparison, another model was snapped up for its $218,000 ceiling...
The Bristol VR (an abbreviation for Vertical Rear referred to the layout of the engine) was a rear-engined bus manufactured by Bristol as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline. The Bristol...
